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Legacy soccer moves on to quarterfinals

Girls soccer playoffs roundup

Posted
Monday, May 15, 2017 3:22 pm

Staff report

The field narrows as area girls soccer teams head into Class 5A quarterfinal games scheduled for May 17.

5A semifinal matches will be played May 20, with the state finals set for 7:30 p.m. May 24 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City.

The Class 4A title game will be played at 5 p.m. May 24 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park following May 20 semifinal games. Top-seeded Valor Christian, D’Evelyn and Wheat Ridge were involved in May 17 quarterfinals matches.

Top-seeded Jefferson Academy and SkyView Academy faced each other in a Class 3A quarterfinal game May 17. The Academy in Westminster also advanced to the quarterfinals. The 3A state championship game will be held May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Dick’s Sports Goods Park.

Class 5A second-round games

Fairview 2, Cherry Creek 1 — The top-seeded and previously undefeated Bruins lost 5-4 in a shootout as Knights’ freshman keeper Hayden Velds made a diving stop on Creek’s final attempt to extend the shootout.

Ralston Valley 1, Monarch 0 — The fourth-seeded Mustangs ran into a tough opener against No. 29 overall seed Monarch but moved on by winning a shootout, 4-2. Ralston Valley was down 2-1 in the shootout, but goals by Maggie Snyder, Jenna Giambrocco and freshman Kate Bethune provided the winning margin.

Fairview 3, Rock Canyon 2 — The Knights scored 42 seconds into overtime to eliminate the Jaguars in a game matching the 16th- and 17th-seeded teams. Annie Thulin and Claire Steffe scored for Rock Canyon.